When you have a candidate few people really like, whose support is a mile wide and an inch deep, whose raison d’etre (a 4am fancy word) is fixing an economy that is fixing itself without him, and who only wins his actual, factual home state by three percentage points against a guy no one took seriously only two months ago, there really is little reason for independent voters in the general election to choose him if the economy keeps improving.

Seriously, putting it bluntly, conservatives may not like Barack Obama, but most other people do. And when faced with a guy you like and a guy you don’t like who says he can fix an economy that no longer needs fixing, you’re going to go with the guy you like.

If Republicans in Washington are not panicked and trying desperately to pull Bobby Jindal in the race tomorrow, or someone like him, the party leaders must have a death wish.Mitt Romney continues to run an uninspiring campaign only able to win by massively outspending his opponents to tell voters how much worse the other guys are. That may work in the primary, but it will not work in a general election where the President of the United States won’t be outspent 5 to 1.

Three percentage points. In his home state. In his wife’s home state. In the state his father served as Governor. Three percentage points against a guy few took seriously two months ago and who just three weeks ago no one expected to give Romney a run for his money in Romney’s home state.

And this is our nominee — a guy who can only win in states with a home state advantage, New Englanders and New England transplants, and Mormoms. There are a lot more outside those categories than inside them and that is shaping up to cause him heartburn on Super Tuesday. And let me tell you what else is going to happen: Democrats sense such a strong vulnerability now and sniff a chance of a Santorum nomination, they aren’t going to wait for the general election to start dumping oppo research on Romney. Get ready Romney supporters, this is just the opening salvo.

But I suspect he will be the nominee. At least we can be rid of him and, hopefully, his most ardent cheerleaders on November 7th when what the rest of us know will happen unless an economic catastrophe happens.

Hello? Bobby Jindal? You paying attention?
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From RedState (http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/02/29/three-percent/)

cushioncrawler

02-29-2012, 04:23 PM

I WANT TO TAKE THE USA BACK TO THE VALUES THAT THE FOUNDLING FARTERS HAD IN MIND.
BIG GOV IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG SPENDING IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY -- LOADING OUR CHILDREN WITH DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY.
LOTS OF WHAT THE FED DUZ SHOOD BE GIVEN BACK TO THE STATES.
I WANT TO TAKE THE USA BACK TO THE VALUES THAT THE FOUNDLING FARTERS HAD IN MIND.
BIG GOV IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG SPENDING IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY -- LOADING OUR CHILDREN WITH DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY.
LOTS OF WHAT THE FED DUZ SHOOD BE GIVEN BACK TO THE STATES.
I WANT TO TAKE THE USA BACK TO THE VALUES THAT THE FOUNDLING FARTERS HAD IN MIND.
BIG GOV IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG SPENDING IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY -- LOADING OUR CHILDREN WITH DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY.
LOTS OF WHAT THE FED DUZ SHOOD BE GIVEN BACK TO THE STATES.
I WANT TO TAKE THE USA BACK TO THE VALUES THAT THE FOUNDLING FARTERS HAD IN MIND.
BIG GOV IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG SPENDING IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY -- LOADING OUR CHILDREN WITH DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY.
LOTS OF WHAT THE FED DUZ SHOOD BE GIVEN BACK TO THE STATES.
I WANT TO TAKE THE USA BACK TO THE VALUES THAT THE FOUNDLING FARTERS HAD IN MIND.
BIG GOV IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG SPENDING IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY -- LOADING OUR CHILDREN WITH DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY.
LOTS OF WHAT THE FED DUZ SHOOD BE GIVEN BACK TO THE STATES.
I WANT TO TAKE THE USA BACK TO THE VALUES THAT THE FOUNDLING FARTERS HAD IN MIND.
BIG GOV IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG SPENDING IZ NOT THE WAY -- BIG DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY -- LOADING OUR CHILDREN WITH DEBT IZ NOT THE WAY.
LOTS OF WHAT THE FED DUZ SHOOD BE GIVEN BACK TO THE STATES.

cushioncrawler

02-29-2012, 04:36 PM

IF ELEKTED PREZ I WILL DO NOTHING TO SAVE THE EKONOMY.
NOTHING IZ WHAT THE EKONOMY NEEDS -- AND IT NEEDS IT NOW -- LOTS OF NOTHING.
KOZ NOTHING WILL SAVE THE USOFA -- NOTHING WORKS.
NOTHING TAKES LEADERSHIP -- I AM THAT LEADER.

I got plenty of nothing
And nothing's plenty for me
I got no car - got no mule
I got no misery

Folks with plenty of plenty
They've got a lock on the door
Afraid somebody's gonna rob 'em
While there out (a) making more - what for

I got no lock on the door - that's no way to be
They can steal the rug from the floor - that's OK with me
'Cause the things that I prize - like the stars in the skies - are all free

I got plenty of nothing
And nothing's plenty for me
I got my gal - got my song
(I) Got heaven the whole day long

- Got my gal - got my love - got my song

cushioncrawler

02-29-2012, 04:37 PM

Show version:
Porgy:
Oh, I got plenty o' nuthin',
An' nuthin's plenty for me
I got no car - got no mule
I got no misery

De folks with plenty o' plenty
Got a lock on dey door,
'fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em
While dey's out a-makin' more
What for?

I got no lock on de door
(Dat's no way to be)
Dey can steal de rug from the floor
Dat's OK wid me
'Cause de things dat I prize
Like de stars in de skies
Are all free

All:
He ain' cross with chillen no more,
An' ain' you hear how
He an' Bess all de time singin' in their room?

Maria:
I tells you dat cripple's happy now (originally was 'nigger')

All:
Happy.

Porgy:
I got plenty o' nuthin',
An' nuthin's plenty for me
I got de sun, got de moon, got de deep blue sea.
De folks wid plenty o' plenty
Got to pray all de day.
Seems wid plenty you sure got to worry
How to keep the debble away,
A-way.
I ain't a-frettin' 'bout Hell
Till de time arrive.
Never worry long as I'm well,
Never one to strive
To be good, to be bad -
what the hell! I is glad
I's alive.
Oh, I got plenty o' nothin'
An nuthn's plenty fo' me.
I got my gal, got my song,
Got Hebben de whole day long.
(No use complainin'!)
Got my gal.